How To Engage Your Audience
Have you ever wondered, “Are people listening?” It’s a question we ask at parent meetings, giving a message to teenagers or a training with...
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How To Get Teens Excited About Serving
I love helping out a teenager; however, my eyes roll every time I have to sign off on a service hour requirement for school. While I love the fact...
MYMU Admin
Apr 4, 2016
MYM 5 Minute Thought: How To Help Students Transition
Every year students transition into a new season of life from elementary school into middle school, middle into high school and high school into...
MYMU Admin
Mar 31, 2016
What Churches Need To Look For When Hiring A Youth Minister
From time to time churches will reach out to me and ask me to review a job description for a youth ministry position. The first thing that strikes me...
MYMU Admin
Mar 30, 2016
How To Reach More Teens Without Adding Another Thing To Your Plate
You want to reach more teens. In fact you need to reach more teens. You feel that burden and it’s painful because you believe in order to reach more...
MYMU Admin
Mar 28, 2016
accountability
What To Do When Ministry Knocks You Down
You ever feel like a punching bag? Maybe it’s after a parent has just torn you apart, the pastor isn’t happy with your progress or a teen literally...
MYMU Admin
Mar 23, 2016
Why You Should Stop Planning Events
I remember my predecessor showing me his youth ministry calendar. Without thinking I remarked, “How is your wife still married to you?” Every single...
MYMU Admin
Mar 21, 2016
Why Middle School Ministry Is More Important Than High School
Whenever a youth minister or pastor asks for advice about growing their youth ministry I ask them, “What does your middle school ministry look like?”...
MYMU Admin
Mar 16, 2016
Training Your Volunteers Shouldn’t Be Complicated
Training is something we want to provide for all of our ministers. The problem is that putting together a training event can feel overwhelming and...
MYMU Admin
Mar 14, 2016
book
What I’ve Learned In The Last Year
A year ago my life changed. A life long goal of writing a book had been accomplished when Rebuilding Youth Ministry was released. While I’ve been...
MYMU Admin
Mar 9, 2016
burnout
When To Walk Away From Your Church
You don’t have to work in ministry long enough to know that there will be some really rough moments. It’s during those moments when you might...
MYMU Admin
Mar 7, 2016
Is Your Ministry Really Inviting?
I moved around a lot as a kid and I hated those first few days at a new school. It meant breaking the barrier from strange new kid to it’s totally…
MYMU Admin
Mar 2, 2016